Lafayette, Indiana

Your labs are normal, but you don't feel like yourself?

We will tailor treatments according to how you feel. A functional medicine practice led by Charles Turner, M.D. We look for the cause of chronic symptoms — hormones, thyroid, metabolism, nutrient status — instead of managing them one prescription at a time.

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The practice

Our patients usually find us after standard medicine leaves them with no answers

When your labs say you're fine, but your body says otherwise

For years, Innovative Medicine has treated Tippecanoe County residents with a familiar story: persistent fatigue, unexplained weight gain, poor sleep, and constant brain fog—despite being told their lab results are “perfectly normal.”

The truth is that standard workups often miss the bigger picture. Sometimes the right tests were never ordered. Other times, your numbers sit at the extreme edge of a standard reference range built for everyone, rather than optimized for you. When standard medicine stops looking, we are here to look further.

About the practice

What We Treat

Exhaustion that sleep can't fix

Thyroid, adrenal output, iron, B12, vitamin D, blood sugar. Usually more than one of them at once.

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Stubborn weight gain

Insulin resistance, thyroid, sex hormones, and the medications that quietly work against you.

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Hormone symptoms in women

Perimenopause, menopause, cycle changes, low libido, sleep disruption, mood. Tested properly, then treated.

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Low testosterone in men

Energy, motivation, strength, libido, body composition. Diagnosed on labs and symptoms, not on labs alone.

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Brain fog, memory, adult ADHD

Cognitive symptoms have metabolic, hormonal and nutrient causes far more often than patients are told.

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Chronic and autoimmune illness

Fibromyalgia, autoimmune disease, Lyme, long-running inflammation. Managed alongside your other physicians.

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How it works

How Functional Medicine Works

Functional medicine isn't about trading one medication for another. It is a different order of operations. We measure first, then we treat exactly what the measurements show.

  1. 01

    A Comprehensive Visit

    We start with a review of your health history. We examine your symptoms, timeline, nutrition, sleep patterns, stress, medications and family history. This detailed review allows our providers to identify underlying patterns of health imbalances that are frequently missed in traditional, rushed medical appointments.

  2. 02

    Advanced Testing That Goes Beyond The Standard Panel

    Standard thyroid screening often stops at TSH, and traditional hormone panels rarely look at the whole picture. By evaluating thyroid antibodies, free hormones, nutrient status, and key inflammatory and metabolic markers, we get a complete view of your biology. A treatment plan that is built on real, comprehensive data.

  3. 03

    A Plan You Actually Understand

    We explain your results, not just file them away. You will walk away knowing exactly what is out of range, what it means for your body, what we are going to do about it, and a timeline for your recovery.

  4. 04

    Re-Evaluate And Adjust

    We don't guess—we measure. If your numbers have improved and you feel better, we hold. If your labs remain unchanged, we re-evaluate and adjust. Treating symptoms alone without checking the data is exactly how people end up on therapies they don't need.

Services

Everything is delivered in one office in Lafayette. No referrals across town to get a full picture.

Functional medicine

The core consultation and workup.

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IV therapy and chelation

Nutrient infusions and chelation, in-office.

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Medical weight loss

Physician-supervised, metabolically driven.

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Testosterone therapy

Full men's hormone evaluation and treatment.

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Hormone therapy for women

Bioidentical hormones, pellets, menopause care.

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Thyroid and energy

Beyond TSH — the full thyroid picture.

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Hormone and lab testing

Comprehensive panels, explained in plain language.

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Peptide therapy

Targeted peptides for repair, metabolism and sleep.

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Adult ADHD and cognition

Brain fog, memory and attention, worked up properly.

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Gut health

Reflux, bloating, food reactions, chronic digestion.

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The physician

Charles Turner, M.D.

The question is never only what the diagnosis is. It is why this happened to this person, and what has to change.

Dr. Turner has practised functional and integrative medicine in Lafayette for years, and much of the clinical writing on this site is his own — direct, opinionated, and grounded in what he sees in clinic rather than in what is fashionable.

Patients travel from across Tippecanoe County and from Indianapolis, usually after a standard workup found nothing and the symptoms stayed.

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Testimonials

What patients say

“Very helpful and friendly. They listen to you and try to help you as an individual not the bulk, one answer for all.”
Christopher Patterson Google review
“Everyone of the service providers are very knowledgeable, friendly and take the necessary time to listen and treat my concerns. In a healthy and wholesome manner. Highly recommended.”
Lars Nielsen Google review
“I have worked with Innovative Medicine specifically Dr. Turner over many many years and have always appreciated the concern, the kindness and the seriousness of which he takes my issues and concerns.”
Ruth Kozienski Google review
“I like to go here — they are understanding and compassionate and are open to some alternative therapies. I have been a patient here for years now.”
Matt Barnett Google review

Common questions

Do you take insurance?
Call the office at (765) 471-1100 before your first visit and we will tell you exactly what your plan covers here and what it does not. Laboratory work is frequently covered even when the consultation is not.
Do I need a referral?
No. You can call and book directly.
How is this different from my primary care doctor?
Your primary care physician has fifteen minutes and a screening panel. We take a long first visit and test well past the standard panel — thyroid antibodies, free hormones, nutrient status, metabolic and inflammatory markers. We work alongside your other physicians, not instead of them.
Where are you located?
3554 Promenade Pkwy, Suite H, Lafayette, Indiana 47909. We see patients from across Tippecanoe County, West Lafayette, and the greater Indianapolis area.
What are your hours?
Monday through Thursday, 8:30am to 5:00pm.

Not ready to call?

The office is open Monday to Thursday. Send this and someone will call you back — a sentence about what is going on is enough.

Please do not send personal health information through this form. We only need enough to call you back.

Start with a conversation

Call the office and tell us what has been going on. If we are not the right fit, we will say so.

Call (765) 471-1100